Hollins College Quadrangle · Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Rmj12345~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainHollins’s public schools outscore 92% of Virginia districts
On the state math tests, 71% of Hollins’s students scored proficient, above the Virginia average (54%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hollins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.
From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hollins’s schools, in brief
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,328 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then five middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Roanoke Valley Christian Schools (private), Community School (private), Via Centers for Neurodevelopment-Roanoke Via Schoo (private) and Minnick Schools (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hollins’s grade
A: better than 92% of Virginia school districts, #13 of 250 Virginia towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Virginia average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hollins, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hollins · depends on your address
Burlington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Mountain View Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Kindergarten in Hollins · depends on your address
Burlington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Mountain View Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
1st grade in Hollins · depends on your address
Burlington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Mountain View Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
2nd grade in Hollins · depends on your address
Burlington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Mountain View Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
3rd grade in Hollins · depends on your address
Burlington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Mountain View Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
4th grade in Hollins · depends on your address
Burlington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Mountain View Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
5th grade in Hollins · depends on your address
Burlington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Mountain View Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Roanoke
Hollins’s public schools are run by Roanoke County Public Schools, which also serves Vinton. Parts of Hollins (6% of its land) are served by Botetourt County instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Hollins vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Hollins’s borders.
Every school in Hollins
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hollins’s schools
Are Hollins’s schools good?
By Virginia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hollins children attend outscore 92% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #13 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hollins in?
Roanoke County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 13,735 students in 26 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Hollins are served by Botetourt County.
Where do Hollins kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: William Byrd High, Cave Spring High, Northside High, Hidden Valley High and Glenvar High.
What is Hollins’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Roanoke County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.
How much does Hollins spend per student?
$14,328 in Roanoke County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Hollins?
Yes: Roanoke Valley Christian Schools (religious, grades PK–12, 478 students), Community School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 162 students), Via Centers for Neurodevelopment-Roanoke Via Schoo (special education, grades PK–12, 68 students) and Minnick Schools (special education, grades 1–11, 66 students).
Parents talk
What Hollins families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hollins → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.